Hi Doug,
the lsmod results in a line like this in the middle:
3c59x 25232 1
BUT, looking in /etc/modules.conf and /etc/modules... there in no entry with anything near this? Strange
Doug Griswold wrote:
Do a lsmod and look for the 3 com module that is loaded. Then look in
/etc/modules.conf and modules to see if you have a options line near
that module that might be setting the duplex. You can always set the
duplex by using "ethtool -s eth0 speed 100 duplex full autoneg off" but
if you aren't near the box you could kill your ethernet connection if
you aren't really connected to a 100Mbit hub or switch.
Here's some more info:
Linux recognizes the card but seems to run in the wrong mode (e.g. 10Mbit instead of 100Mbit) :
This can be solved with an appropriate entry in the options line mentioned above. With this line you can switch the driver to the desired mode (thereby switching off the autodetection of the driver). Here's an excerpt from Donald Beckers Homepage, which explains some details :
An example of loading the vortex module is insmod 3c59x.o debug=1 options=0,,12 This sets the debug message level to minimal messages, sets the first card to the 10baseT transceiver, the second to the EEPROM-set transceiver, and the third card to operate in full-duplex mode using its 100baseTx transceiver. (Note: card ordering is set by the PCI BIOS.)
Possible media type settings
0 10baseT, or use default setting.
1 10Mbps AUI
2 undefined (special case: 10baseT from the LILO prompt)
3 10base2 (BNC)
4 100base-TX
5 100base-FX
6 MII (always the correct transceiver type on the 3c905)
8
16 Full-duplex bit 16 10baseT full-duplex 20 100baseTx full-duplex 32 Bus-master enable bit (experimental use only!)
E.g., If you want to run the card in Full-Duplex 100Mbit-Mode, enter the following parameters in the options line :
options 3c59x options=12
Simon Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/27/04 9:08 PM >>>
The output of lispci is:
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905 100BaseTX [Boomerang]
Im pretty sure that i havent coded anything... This is a standard debain
woody install on a Althon XP box...
Doug Griswold wrote:
Are you sure that you havn't hard coded the duplex in a script or
elsewhere? lspci should show you which nic you have in the server.
Simon Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/27/04 8:40 PM >>>
Here is the output of ethtool... i cant remember what the nic is...:
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Speed: 10Mb/s Duplex: Half Port: MII PHYAD: 0 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: off Supports Wake-on: pumbg Wake-on: d
Doug Griswold wrote:
Try checking with ethtool. Which nic are you using?
Simon Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/27/04 8:13 PM >>>
Hi There, i have a debian woody box that i am connected to via ssh,
here
is the ifconfig:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:XX:XX:XX
inet addr:203.109.xxx.xx Bcast:203.109.xxx.xx Mask:255.255.255.xxx
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:4109 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1079 errors:8 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:16
collisions:23 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:809755 (790.7 KiB) TX bytes:169903 (165.9 KiB)
Interrupt:16 Base address:0xa000
When i check the link with mii-tool i get the following response:
box:/etc# mii-tool -v eth0 eth0: 10 Mbit, half duplex, no link product info: vendor 00:00:00, model 0 rev 0 basic mode: 10 Mbit, half duplex basic status: no link capabilities: advertising:
NO LINK? But im connected to the thing - and its connected to a
100Mbit
hub... Is this a problem with the ethernet card?
Thanks
Simon
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